However, I’ve noted your satisfaction with how wonderfully efficient government regulations are.

Certainly with your claim that money is not needed and that regs are the problem, you have identified those specific regs that when quashed will lead us to a more better transportation mecca. Or is this perhaps a simple “Gubmint bad!” schpeil void of specifics? With tax revenues in the toilet, i think its a valid point to say that our current trans problems will remain with us for maaany years. and its very valid to say no more taxes and no more tax increases. I for one dont want my taxes raised. However, i think its invalid to say that to FIX the problem… 1) we do not need money and 2) lets just cut the (generic, ill-defined) red tape. The honest take would be 1) no more taxes & no more tax increases and 2) get used to the traffic woes cuz we aint doing anything about them.

You really should see the show. That way you won’t have to “suggest” what my position is and get it wrong.

I see a problem when it takes 2 and a half decades to approve and build a runway. I see a problem when it takes 18 years to build a tunnel even with full funding.

If you think that’s optimum performance, we’ll disagree.

If you think people want their taxes increased, we’ll disagree.

I never said that fixing stupid, hurtful and destructive regulations, studies and requirements would build roads for free.

But in one case, it practically does. The Jordan Bridge was proposed to be built with 100% private money, until government and the organizations that review these proposals said the bridge needed to be much more costly, much higher than the previous bridge…yadda, yadda.

Government is making these things more difficult, and since we in Hampton Roads have a whole lot of water, our costs and difficulty are much worse.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was opened 8 years after the first study began, and was built with ZERO taxpayer dollars.

The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel was Phase 1 was paid with toll bonds, and completed with 90% federal funding and 10% state.

Now, the proposed Third Crossing is supposed to take 18 years and Virginia or Hampton Roads pays for the whole thing?

Since when?